The Southwest Schools Board of Education met for their monthly meeting on May 12, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm, and the agenda, prior minutes, and claims were subsequently approved.

KEARNEY - Adam Marshall of Adam Marshall Land & Auction, LLC, Kearney, NE, has been elected President of the Nebraska Auctioneers Association for 2025-2027.

release data on the proficiency rates this summer. The 28 children in the AM and PM preschool will have their last day on May 15.

The Village of Oxford Board of Trustees met for their regular meeting on Monday, May 12, 2025 at 5:30 pm. After calling the meeting to order and approving the consent agenda the board held discussion on a couple of topics including the town whistle and sheriff’s contract.

HASTINGS, Neb. – Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on May 2 at Central Community College-Hastings for a new automotive careers training center (ACTC).

In recognition of Mental Health Month this May, Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) is emphasizing the importance of self-care as a foundation for emotional well-being—and highlighting CredibleMind as a trusted, evidence-based platform to help individuals take charge of their...

Matt Faw of Arapahoe purchased this Statue of Liberty and donated it to the Arapahoe community and another one for Cambridge. The one in Arapahoe was placed by the Veterans Memorial Wall in downtown Arapahoe by Gary Schievelbein. You can see the one in Cambridge at the Cambridge Museum.

The University of Nebraska has announced two new leadership appointments at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.

The Oxford Rural Carrier food drive was a success. They appreciate all who gave during the local food drive and these items will be donated to the local food pantry in Oxford.

May 12, 2025 (McCook, Neb.) — Weather permitting, a chip seal project will begin May 15 on U.S. Highway 83 (US-83), according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Chip seal is an application of an asphalt binder to a roadway surface followed by an aggregate.